Pro Audio Spotlight

10/14/2026

👉 The Techni+Contact Let’s Connect 2026 Roadshow is Here!

Join Techni+Contact on their six-city Canadian roadshow celebrating 45+ years of innovation, partnership, and connection.

Discover the latest professional AV, unified communications, collaboration, and control solutions.
🖥️ Live product demonstrations
🎤 Expert presentations & industry insights
🤝 Networking with AV professionals
🍽️ Complimentary lunch & refreshments
🎁 Swag, giveaways & door prizes

Featured Presentation:
Omada Networking Solution for Unified Communications
🕛 12 PM | Raphael Gauthier, TP-Link

📍 Vancouver — Oct. 19 | https://bit.ly/4hEPlsZ
📍 Edmonton — Oct. 21 | https://bit.ly/4hEaMue
📍 Calgary — Oct. 23 | https://bit.ly/4x82xLx
🕘 9 AM–4 PM

👉 Register today and connect with Techni+Contact in a city near you!

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10/14/2026

The October issue of 'Advice From Jim Norris' is out!

This month's feature: Motivating Your Dealers Through Consistent Marketing. Why showing up every month beats one big campaign, and how to make your dealers part of the program.

Plus my monthly roundup of opportunities, resources and events, including NAMM 2027, EXPO-SCÈNE 2027, JUNO and SXSW submission deadlines, LDI, ILMC and more.

Read and subscribe: check out this insightful article on motivating your dealers through effective marketing strategies: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/october-2026-motivating-your-dealers-through-marketing-jim-norris-6tznc/?trackingId=c6vHeUStSi%2B7BdQ1EazrSw%3D%3D 🚀

10/08/2026

Every house has a hero. Now they've got the hoodie to prove it. 🦸‍♂️⭐

The Hero Of The House Hoodie is soft, warm, and made for chilly fall evenings. It's got a cozy 3-panel hood, a front pouch pocket for snacks or cold hands, and a bold star-and-shield design that says it all.

It's the perfect gift for the parent, partner, roommate or workmate who keeps everything running.

🛒 Shop it here: https://backstageshopper.com/products/hero-of-the-house-hoodie

💥 Use code BACKSTAGE10 for 10% off your order.

Browse the full collection at backstageshopper.com

10/07/2026

Pro Audio Spotlight OCTOBER Newsletter Now Available!

Check out: https://elink.io/p/942f1e8

10/06/2026

Featured on the Backstage Insider With Jim Norris Podcast

Jim Norris talks with Michael Nunan, a multi-generational Guelphite whose career has taken him from the Sheridan College media arts program to nearly three decades in television audio at TSN, CTV and Bell Media, and now to Evertz, where he helps carry the legendary Studer brand forward from its new Canadian home in Burlington.

Michael shares how he got his start as a Chyron operator at Electric Images, why learning every job in the control room shaped his career, and how the digital and HD era brought the fidelity conversation from cinema into factual television.

He also explains how his keynote at AES Toronto's Expo 25 grew, in a feverish few weeks, into his new book, *What Comes After Next?*, a forward-looking look at how the audio industry can think more effectively about its future.

Visit the Backstage Insider website at www.backstageinsider.com

10/05/2026

New book alert: What Comes After Next? by Michael F. Nunan is out now in paperback, hardcover and Kindle.

It's a field guide to the future of media, sound and immersive technology, from someone who's spent three decades building the systems and running them live.

If you work in audio, broadcast, live production or immersive media, this one's for you.

Get it at michaelnunan.ca

10/02/2026

Your backstage style starts here 🎸

From musician-inspired apparel to themed mugs, accessories, and gifts for entertainment professionals, Backstage Shopper brings together merchandise made for the people who keep the show moving.

Explore dedicated collections for Musicians, Entertainment Pros, Backstage Circle, New Arrivals, and more. Whether you are shopping for yourself or someone who lives behind the scenes, there is something worth discovering.

1. Apparel and accessories for musicians

2. Specialized gifts for entertainment professionals

3. Themed mugs and gift cards

Shop the collections online and find your next favorite backstage essential.

www.backstageshopper.com

09/30/2026

09/28/2026

Backstage Hang - September 30

Date: Wednesday, September 30, 2026

Time: 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM EDT

Location: Live room

Hosted by: Jim Norris

It is the last day of September - Fall is here. Business is gearing up. Let’s talk about what you are going to do to boost your career or business in the next 60 days.

See you there

www.backstagecircle.com/c/events/backstage-hang-september-30

09/25/2026

Every great event looks effortless to the audience. Behind the scenes, it's anything but.

On the next Backstage Insider webinar, I'm sitting down with Melissa Deslauriers, Director of Client Engagement at CCR Solutions, to walk through the full life of an event: from the first truck at load-in to the moment the last case rolls out.

Melissa has spent 30+ years working alongside event planners and production teams. She teaches Event Technology at Conestoga College, sits on the board of The Sustainable Events Forum, and serves on the jury for the Eventex Awards.

We'll cover what separates smooth shows from stressful ones, where planners and production teams lose time and money, and what you can do differently on your next event.

40 minutes of guided discussion, then 20 minutes of live Q&A. Bring your questions.

🗓 Thursday, October 22, 2026
🕑 2:00 PM EDT
👉 Save your spot: https://crowdcast.io/c/behindthebuild